Senate Newbies Unite For Reform

There are many new faces in Albany this week. All told, there are more than 30 state lawmakers who were replaced this year. Among them are a crop of new Senate Democrats who ran on a message of fixing Albany, and have now been tapped by their leadership to come up with a series of reform bills. They are Senators Mike Gianaris from Queens, Gustavo Rivera from the Bronx, Tony Avella from Queens and Senator Tim Kennedy from outside Buffalo.